Mahabharata War - Righteous One? - Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya

Mahabharata War - Righteous One? By Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya On Sunday, 19th April, 2015 At Sri Vyasaraja Mata, Bangalore As part of Sri Vyaasa Madhwa Samshodhana Pratishthana's Madhwacharya for youth workshops Salient points:- 1:40 Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Stotra of Sathyadharma Swamigalu 3:31 Understanding the terms "Mahabharata", "Dharma" & "Yuddha" 7:34 Was Mahabharata war fought for Dharma? 10:47 Was the war rightly conducted according to Dharma? 12:32 Bheeshmacharyara vivara 15:00 Killing of Bheeshma - the popular misinterpreted version, compared with what actually happened 16:12 Bheeshma confesses to Duryodhana about 2 things he is incapable of doing 17:10 Yudhistira seeks Bheeshma's blessings before the war 18:48 Bheeshma informs Yudhistira of the way he desires to die 20:26 Arjuna fights Bheeshma, with Shikhandi on his side 25:01 Dronacharyara vivara 25:14 Drushtadyumna unrighteously beheads Dronacharya while Dronacharya is in meditation - the popular misconception, compared to reality 36:29 Narada speaks with Jarasandha when Jarasandha is about to throw his gadha at Mathura 42:22 Karnana vivara - the dharma behind Krishna's instructions to Arjuna on killing Karna while Karna's ratha was stuck 46:32 Duryodhanana vivara - was Duryodhana unrighteously killed? 48:10 Yudhishtira asks Duryodhana to choose any of the Pandavas to fight with, at the end 49:20 Balaraama asks Krishna as to how the killing of Duryodhana by striking his thighs, can be righteous 56:40 Duryodhana's instances of adharma 01:03:47 Krishna advises Arjuna to fight. The same Krishna advises Duryodhana not to fight. 01:05:30 Upon defeat, Duryodhana blames Krishna and continues his adharma 01:07:32 Duryodhana instructs Ashwathama to kill the Pandavas 01:08:48 Ashwathama brings the heads of the upa-pandavas to Duryodhana 01:09:21 Yudhistira, feeling guilty about the deaths in the war, refuses to rule over the kingdom won in the war 01:14:16 Yudhistira's disposition towards Dhritarashtra and Gandhari after the war 01:15:18 Yudhistira's instructions to Arjuna about the Ashwamedha yaga after the war 01:18:40 Question on Ashwathama's mani 01:19:17 Question about the war being conducted during the night 01:21:37 Question on Ekalavya's part in the war 01:25:31 Why didn't Vidura participate in the war? 01:26:52 How were the funeral rites undertaken for the deceased in the war? 01:28:02 Anthu-inthu Kunti-makkalige raajya illa 01:30:43 Yuddhadalli madi/mailige hege? 01:34:52 Geetheyalli baruva "sarva dharmaan parityajya" vaakyada artha 01:36:28 Ashwathaama is a chiranjeevi inspite of the adharma in killing upa-pandavas. How? 01:38:00 Were the soldiers on the Kauravas' side subjected to paapa on account of fighting for the Kauravas? 01:40:00 Madhwa Vijayada Mahatwa